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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156715 | Method of storing and dispensing paper in a ream wrap A packaging for reams of cut paper involving tear tapes made of plastic or paper maternal inserted into the ream wrap. The tear tapes may be pulled to tear off and open one end of the wrapped ream, leaving the remaining packaging intact to serve as a storage and dis... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7442156 | Method of forming a package having reclosable pour spout A package having a reclosable pour spout is disclosed, with the package including front and rear package panels which may be joined at respective side edges thereof by inwardly extending side gussets. An upper edge portion of the package is removable, including one ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7422045 | Sealing unit for applying a plastic foil to a substrate material A sealing unit (8) for applying a plastic foil (7) to a planar substrate material (1) by means of heat and pressure using a sealing plate (11) with a heated active surface and a back plate (9) which is movable relative thereto. In ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7395642 | Method of manufacturing packages incorporating easy-open strips A method of manufacture comprising the following steps: (a) guiding a web material in a machine direction through a vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) machine with a portion of the web material being wrapped around a tube; (b) joining first and second portions of a clos... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7360668 | Tablet packing apparatus A tablet packing apparatus having a tablet feeding section and storage shelves for storing tablet vessels in which tablets fed from the tablet feeding section are packed. The storage shelves include a plurality of container chambers in which the tablet vessels which... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347035 | Assembly for automatically unrolling and cutting stretch film An assembly is disclosed for unrolling and pre-stretching stretch film as the film is fed from the assembly to goods/products to be wrapped or packed. The assembly comprises a first member for controlling the unwinding of the film from a spool, and a cutter arranged... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331153 | Apparatus and method for creating easy to open packages A product packaging apparatus that includes a notch former and a tab setter for creating an integrated tab on a product package. The notch former and tab setter are capable of forming a tab or an exposed area at any location of the product package, including creatin... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325370 | Machine to make E-Z open pouch with flap and bulge A form-fill-seal machine for making a pouch style package is provided, comprising an optional bulge forming station for forming a puff or bulge; a heating and filling station for creating seals and filling the pouch; and an optional flap making station comprising a ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7313900 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing an easy-to-open package Disclosed is an apparatus for manufacturing, through a vacuum skin packaging (VSP) method, an easy-to-open package provided with a device for initiating the opening thereof. The apparatus includes a sealing station (115) wherein a top web (113) is seal... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308783 | Filling and using reclosable bags A method of filling a bag includes holding the bag open to define a fill path extending past an obverse side of a closure strip, between the closure strip and an opposed wall of the bag, and pouring contents into the open bag through the fill path. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7069705 | Machine to make E-Z open pouch with flap and bulge A form-fill-seal machine for making a pouch style package is provided, comprising an optional bulge forming station for forming a puff or bulge; a heating and filling station for creating seals and filling the pouch; and an optional flap making station comprising a ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7024835 | Apparatus and method for opening sealed containers An apparatus and method for opening sealed containers includes, in a container with a removable seal, container packaging, with a removal end and a closed end, conformed to receive and removably retain the container. The seal has a front end and a rear end. A connec... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6971219 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material and a labelling station for labelling filled bottles and other containers A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage comprising of a filling machine, a bottle closing station and a labeling station configured and disposed to label filled bottles. The labeling station comprises a label storage magazine configured ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6941726 | Method and apparatus for making reclosable packages having slider-actuated string zippers Methods and apparatus for making reclosable packages having slider-actuated string zippers. More specifically, the apparatus is a form-fill-seal machine having means for placing product on a web of packaging film; means for forming a receptacle having an interior vo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6834474 | Package with zipper closure A method and apparatus for providing a slider-equipped zipper on a pouch in a form/fill/seal operation. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, a foldable slider is employed, and is shifted from an open configuration to a closed configuration for installation ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6810640 | Methods for producing a composite packing and a composite packing produced according to said method Methods of producing a laminated package with an opening which is sealed by a tear-off strip or a pouring element as well as a corresponding laminated package are described. To be able to produce a laminated package with such a closure inexpensively, the following s... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811528 | Machine for installing a zipper slider to a zipper bag A machine for installing a zipper slider to a plastic zipper bag comprises a vibrating device, a zipper slider feed, an aligning tower, an urging device, an injecting device and a pressing device. The machine automatically couples zipper sliders with zipper bags in ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6777050 | Resealable packaging the container of which includes a tearable welding layer, and its manufacture The invention relates to a re-closable packaging featuring a container and a cover. The container features a support layer bearing two opposed faces, the innermost face of which is joined to a complexable layer by optionally deposing the face on an outermost face of... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6688078 | Pouch or packaging for foodstuffs made of a peelable film and process for the production thereof An airtight pouch or packaging (10,20) made of synthetic material for the preservation of food products (12) is obtained by sealing (13, 14, 15) and cutting said synthetic material by an automatic packaging machine with a horizontal or vertical motioning ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6640519 | Method and apparatus for producing bags having a recloseable fastener An apparatus (50) for securing a fastening strip (58) to a web (18) of packaging material comprises an anvil (100) which defines a support surface for the web. The support surface has an elongate recess (104) for receiving the fastening strip. There is a ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6609998 | Method and apparatus for fabricating double-ended closure bags and double compartment bags A method and a machine for making a plastic film bag with opposed closable end openings as well as a double compartment bag is described. The bags may be formed from J-folded, U-folded or tubular film sheets. In one embodiment, a bag is formed with a guss... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6564846 | Tape for mass-sealing bottles and similar containers, and apparati for its application and removal A composite laminar tape (1) for mass-sealing bottles (15) of similar containers consists, according to the invention, of at least one extensible laminar tape (16), made of an extensible plastomeric film, which is possibly provided with closed lines for a... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6474040 | Method and apparatus for producing lined cartons having pour spouts A method and apparatus for bonding a filled and sealed liner to an interior wall of a carton. The carton having the filled liner therein is heated under vacuum such that the pressure difference between the atmosphere under vacuum and the filled liner allo... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6440051 | Method and apparatus for fabricating double-ended closure bags and double compartment bags A method and a machine for making a plastic film bag with opposed closable end openings as well as a double compartment bag is described. The bags may be formed from J-folded, U-folded or tubular film sheets. In one embodiment, a bag is formed with a guss... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6328203 | Opening feature for beverage container An opening feature for a beverage container with at least one extrusion over void area, a pull tab affixed to the package in the perimeter of the void area, and a perforation of the package film in the perimeter of the pull tab to allow for a simple low c... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6254519 | Tape-sealed bag and method for producing the same In an automatic filling and closing process for flexible package in which a film is supplied while being longitudinally fused, and the respective steps of filling the longitudinally fused film with contents, laterally fusing the film and cutting the later... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6168075 | Breakaway container with thumb slit An improved breakaway container for food and other perishable products comprising a simple construction and reliable breakage mechanism using a thumb cut scoring. By applying pressure to the thumb cut scoring, a tear is initiated in a circumferential scor... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6161367 | Process and packing machine for manufacturing filled drinking cups The invention is concerned with a process of manufacturing filled drinking cups closed by cover foil blanks heat-sealed thereto and formed by deep-drawing from a thermoplastic packing material strip, comprising a beaded peripheral flange, with the cover f... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6142366 | Breakaway container with thumb slit An improved breakaway container for food and other perishable products comprising a simple construction and reliable breakage mechanism using a thumb cut scoring. By applying pressure to the thumb cut scoring, a tear is initiated in a circumferential scor... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6044622 | Method and apparatus for producing a package having a peelable film with a tab to facilitate peeling A packaging method and apparatus perform the steps of: a. providing a film including a first film component peelably adhered to a second film component; b. providing a support member for supporting a product thereon; c. forming a seal between the second film compon... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6023917 | Method of producing finned packages, and a separating device for carrying out the method The method proposed calls for a crush blade (9), which separates cross-sealed plastic bags from each other, to be built into a cross-sealing jaw. The crush blade (9) has a zig-zag crush edge (16) made up of V-shaped grooves (17,18) laterally staggered wit... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5810706 | bag with an access hole in one panel A bag includes a first panel with at least one access hole in it, and a second panel without a hole corresponding to the at least one hole of the first panel. Preferably, two holes are present, preferably near the bag mouth. The panels are substantially e... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5749466 | Packaging method and packaging structure for articles such as those having rectangular parallelepiped shape A packaging structure for packaging a packaged article having a rectangular parallelpiped shape, such as a tape cassette accommodating case and a disc cartridge accommodating case includes an adhesive portion and at least one non-adhesive portion formed o... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5620550 | Packaging material with an opening arrangement and a method of producing same A packaging material for producing packages includes a foundation layer that is provided with a through hole. A thermoplastic strip covers the through hole and an outer layer completely covers the thermoplastic strip and foundation layer. Various other la... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5519982 | Pouch having easy opening and reclosing characteristics and method and apparatus for production thereof A pouch for containing a food product such as shredded cheese, and a novel method and apparatus for forming, filling and sealing the pouch. The method involves providing one or more webs of material to define a pair of walls for the pouch, orienting the w... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5339596 | Toner cartridge recharging tool A toner cartridge recharging tool has a base that includes a workholder to receive and prevent significant axial movement of a toner cartridge. There is also a guide slot mount and a swivel arm mount attached to the base. The toner cartridge is inserted b... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5321930 | Die for manufacturing a shelf-stable cable top carton Several embodiments of a die for heat sealing a heat sealable carton having a gable shaped closure are disclosed. Each embodiment of the die includes a pair of opposed jaws. Each of the jaws has portions for providing a firm seal capable of keeping bacter... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5209795 | Method of forming a seal removal tab on a collapsible tube The present invention is for a method of forming means to remove a seal that has been affixed to a collapsible tube in accordance with the method shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,938,818. A laminate removal tab is cut integral with the seal when the seal is cut, ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5184997 | Easy-open case taping method and apparatus A case sealed by a strip of pressure-sensitive tape having an integral end portion of the tape at an end thereof folded back on the adhesive face of the tape and adhered thereto to form a tab which is unadhered to the case for being grasped and pulled to ... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5179815 | Article wrapping apparatus Article wrapping apparatus, particularly for wrapping cigarette packets in wrapper film, includes separate cutters (34A,14) respectively for severing a wrapper web into separate sections and for cutting the leading end of a tear strip attached to each sec... | 01/19/1993 |
